Books

‘Sarah Damoff’s debut novel, The Bright Years, carries the sensitivity and knowledge of her years of experience as a social worker … Damoff’s careful approach to depicting alcoholism, and her expressions of what it means to love (and be loved) amidst the wreckage of addiction, set this tender novel apart’ – Elle

‘This novel sparkles in its sentences, its texture, its big heart – The Bright Years is a vivid, forthright and gorgeously written story of love in its many iterations’ – Claire Lombardo, New York Times-bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had

‘The Bright Years is a moving portrait of inheritance and loss. A heart-breaker and heart-mender at once, this is a story that forces us to confront our vulnerabilities and secrets in order to find our strength and truth. A stunning debut!’ – Tayari Jones, New York Times-bestselling author of An American Marriage

‘In The Bright Years, Sarah Damoff paints a loving portrait of a Texas family shadowed by the power of addiction. The journeys of Lillian, Jet and Ryan Bright are in all ways tender, tragic and triumphant and left me rooting for each character until the very end. A beautiful debut’ – Amanda Churchill, author of The Turtle House

‘Like all great books, The Bright Years will leave you with deep feelings of compassion and insight for the inevitable love and suffering we must all go through in order to fully live’ – Simon Van Booy, bestselling author of Sipsworth